Mr H. A. Seferina and Mr. S. R. Hodge will be deputy judges at the Court of First Instance in St. Maarten of the Common Court of Justice. The National Council of Ministers decided to nominate them at the proposal of the Minister of Security and Justice.
Mr. Seferina (1975) has built a career as a lawyer. He was also appointed several times as a trustee in bankruptcy since 2003, both in the Netherlands and on Sint Maarten.
Mr. Hodge (1946) is not a lawyer, but has worked in education as a teacher, principal, superintendent and director of the Department of Education. In addition, he spent a few years as Second Deputy Governor of Sint Maarten.